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Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Makes Final Schedule III Case, Tries to Discredit Nearly All Opposing Witnesses

The government’s final brief for the cannabis rescheduling hearing focuses on currently accepted medical use, a scientific and medical analysis, and the opposition’s ‘so-called experts.’

August 19, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

The Rescheduling of Marijuana Is Not Happening Any Time Soon (Opinion)

Don’t hold your breath: Trump’s December 2025 Schedule III order is window dressing for doing nothing.

February 5, 2026

Cannabis Rescheduling

Trump Signs Order to Reclassify Cannabis to Schedule III

The president issued the executive order on Dec. 18, calling on his Attorney General to reclassify cannabis to a lower schedule.

December 18, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Trump Confirms He’s ‘Considering’ Executive Order to Reclassify Cannabis

The president’s remarks come after reports of an Oval Office meeting in which he indicated he’d issue an executive order.

December 16, 2025

Legislation and Regulation

5 Former US Attorneys Say No Cannabis Possession Policy Memo Existed Under Biden

The former federal prosecutors indicated there was no Biden-era guidance on prosecuting simple possession for Trump’s DOJ to rescind.

December 3, 2025

Legislation and Regulation

US Congresswoman Demands Answers From AG on New DOJ Memo to Prosecute Cannabis Offenses

Simple possession ‘poses no meaningful threat’ to public safety, Rep. Dina Titus wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

November 21, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA Provides No Cannabis Rescheduling Update After 180 Days

The Drug Enforcement Administration still has yet to fix a briefing schedule for an interlocutory appeal as Trump’s nominee awaits Senate confirmation.

July 8, 2025

Cannabis Rescheduling

Increases in Number of States That Have Legalized Marijuana Obscures Fact That Cannabis Remains Federally Illegal in 2025

Even those who use medical marijuana in jurisdictions that have legalized medical marijuana are at risk of federal prosecution.

February 27, 2025

Industry Headlines

Biden Commutes Nearly 1,500 Sentences, Pardons 39, Setting Clemency Record

The outgoing president indicated he will issue additional clemency acts as his administration reviews more petitions.

December 12, 2024

Industry Headlines

MMJ BioPharma Suing DEA Over Cannabis Reform, Medical Research

The biopharmaceutical company filed a lawsuit, citing ‘unjustified’ delays in processing an application for medical research.

September 11, 2024

Industry Headlines

#Countdown4Clemency Campaign Calls on Biden to Keep Promise, Free 3,000 People Incarcerated for Cannabis

The Last Prisoner Project and cannabis advocates launched the campaign to urge Biden to use his clemency power before the end of his term.

September 10, 2024

Banking Bill Cannabis Industry

Trump Signals Support for Federal Cannabis Rescheduling, Banking Reform

The GOP presidential candidate said he will focus on unlocking the ‘medical uses of marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug’ if elected in November.

September 9, 2024